Alfred Hollingsworth, CCIE #29213

CCIE

When I started my CCIE quest three years ago, I immediately ordered
the INE workbooks to get started. Volume 1 was great for helping me
fill in my knowledge gaps in my weaker areas like BGP. I spent a lot
of time pouring over those binders getting myself ready for the harder
things to come. Volume 2 helped me get a feel for the way the lab was
going to attack my configuration abilities. It helped me figure out
just what would be asked of me. Volume 3 helped me drill my speed in
the core technologies, the place where points are so valuable to build
the foundation of your overall lab. I even ordered the Dynamips
version of the workbooks to allow me to use my virtual lab more
effectively.
After the introduction of the troubleshooting sections in the v4 lab,
I found myself going back to my Volume 1 material to help me nail down
the specifics of the protocols and their interactions to aid in my
problem determination speed. If you want to find the broken things
fast, the best way to do that is to know everything like the back of
your hand, and Volume 1's introductions do that better than anything
else.
INE helped me get started on the path to my CCIE, and in the end they
helped push me over the edge that separated me from my elusive number.
Thank you INE for making me CCIE #29213.